Tollway Authority Approves Massive Rate Hikes of 60% for Cars Traveling on Toll Roads in Illinois
The rate increase will raise more than $1 billion for road projects and fund a new oversight board under the transportation law.
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Tollway authority approves massive rate hikes of 60% for cars traveling on toll roads in Illinois
Tolls will be increasing approximately 60% starting in January and will continue to increase every other year after the Illinois Tollway Board voted to enact the changes to help fund a more than $26 billion capital program. | Photo: Illinois Tollway The Illinois Tollway Board has voted to approve a more than $26 billion capital program funded by massive toll rate increases of approximately 60% for passenger vehicles beginning in January. The Ill…
Toll hikes, $26.5 billion plan highlight Illinois transportation changes
Illinois drivers are facing the first Tollway rate increase in 15 years as a new state transportation law reshapes toll funding and creates a new board overseeing the region's major public transit systems. Guohua Song/PEXELS A $26.5 billion Illinois Tollway capital program will fund major infrastructure projects, including interchange work, resurfacing, bridge repairs and technology upgrades. by Ben Szalinski & Brenden Moore Capitol News Illinoi…
Transportation overhaul taking shape with toll increase, new board appointees
SPRINGFIELD — A recently passed state law is beginning to reshape Illinois’ transportation landscape, as drivers on state tollways will see rate hikes and a new oversight board is taking shape. The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority on Wednesday, Aug. 19, approved the first toll rate increase in 15 years. And Gov. J.B. Pritzker on... The post Transportation overhaul taking shape with toll increase, new board appointees appeared first on Chron…
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